Because the ingredients of eight-treasure porridge are mostly whole grains, the texture is hard and it is difficult to cook in a short time, so it is more convenient to soak it in advance and cook it again. If you are busy at work, you can soak the ingredients of eight-treasure porridge one night in advance.
However, if the soaking time is too long, the nutrients of some ingredients will be lost and the taste of porridge will become worse; Moreover, if the room temperature is relatively high, the eight-treasure porridge soaked overnight may deteriorate and cause waste. It is generally recommended to soak for about 2-4 hours in advance until it swells and softens.
Nutrition of Laba porridge
Laba porridge, folklore comes from Tianzhu. Eight-treasure porridge has the effects of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, resolving food stagnation and losing weight, benefiting qi and calming the nerves. It can be used for dietotherapy of obesity and neurasthenia, and can also be used as daily health food. Eight-treasure porridge, also known as Laba porridge, Buddha porridge, five-flavor porridge, seven-treasure porridge, seven-treasure five-flavor porridge and so on.
The ingredients and production of eight-treasure porridge are very simple, and the finished product is bright in color, soft and sweet, fragrant and attractive, smooth but not greasy, and has the functions of supplementing iron and blood, benefiting qi and calming the nerves. Sugar, milk, etc. It can be added according to taste when eating.
Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Babao Porridge